She quickly opened her mouth and stuck out her tongue. She kept fanning the cool air into her mouth with her little hands and said repeatedly: "It's so spicy... so spicy!" Everyone couldn't help but laugh when they saw her naive appearance when she drank for the first time.

He Yuzhu, who was sitting with her, put some vegetables in her bowl and said with a smile: "Little cousin, hurry up and drink some vegetables with wine, it won't be so spicy."

Xu Jingtian said gratefully: "Thank you! Cousin." After saying that, he quickly lowered his head and ate a few mouthfuls of food to suppress the alcohol in his stomach.

Xu Jingli filled the wine glass in front of everyone, and Cai Quanwu picked up the second glass of wine and said impassionedly: "This year the country resumed the college entrance examination, and our family suddenly had three college students, and Zi Rui was the top scorer in the college entrance examination in Beijing.

Let’s bring glory to our family, and let’s raise a glass together and wish that our lives will bloom steadily next year.”

Everyone clinked their glasses happily again, and when Xu Jingtian was about to drink the wine in one sip like before, Xu Huizhen said: "Jingtian, don't drink it in one gulp, drink it in small sips, or you will feel uncomfortable again.

." Xu Jingtian followed Xu Huizhen's words and drank a glass of wine in small sips. As expected, she was not as uncomfortable as before.

After drinking two glasses of wine, everyone happily ate the New Year's Eve dinner. Everyone's face was filled with happy smiles. When the atmosphere reached its climax, Bai Zirui took Xu Jingli's little hand and stood up.

He said sincerely: "Uncle, Aunt Xu, Sister Jingli and I are in love and want to get engaged during the Lantern Festival. What do you two think?" Xu Jingli looked shy after hearing his words.

Overjoyed.

Cai Quanwu said happily: "Zirui, you brat, I have been waiting for you to propose to Jingli for a long time!"

Xu Huizhen said happily: "Zirui, okay! This way I can fulfill the agreement I made with your mother back then."

He Yuzhu and others also knew about Xu Jingli's life experience and were sincerely happy for the two of them. After Bai Zirui finished talking about the engagement, the atmosphere became more lively, and the three men started to drink wine happily while crossing glasses.

After eating this happy New Year's Eve dinner, we started the most important thing on New Year's Eve - staying up late. Staying up late originated in the Jin Dynasty. It has two meanings. The older one means cherishing the time when saying goodbye to the old year.

.If young people keep the year old, they can extend the life of their parents. This is why everyone whose parents are still alive must keep the year old.

Bai Zirui took out playing cards and taught everyone the Landlord game for future generations as an entertainment activity. The loser put a note on his face and played until the end of the year. After a good year, the New Year was ushered in. First of all, he had to

Fire cannons to drive away evil spirits and burn incense to worship ancestors.

After worshiping the gods at midnight on New Year's Eve, the whole family will perform group worship. Group worship first appeared in the Han Dynasty as an official ceremony to worship the emperor. Group worship among people in the capital became popular from the Qing Dynasty. The whole family will first kowtow in front of the ancestral tablet to pay New Year greetings, and then the younger generation will kowtow to the elders to pay New Year greetings.

, at this time the elders will give lucky money to the minors.

The custom of giving New Year's money originated in the Qing Dynasty. It is to show the love of the elders to the younger ones, and also to drive away evil spirits and obtain good luck. After the group worship, the whole family gathers together to eat vegetarian dumplings, also known as Wugen dumplings.

On the first day of the new year, Bai Zirui came to his uncle's house with gifts to pay them New Year greetings. They had a lively group meal together at noon and told them that he would be engaged to Xu Jingli during the Lantern Festival.

When he was saying goodbye after dinner, his aunt gave him a big red envelope. He quickly declined. Aunt Chen Shuyu smiled and said: "Zirui, this red envelope is not for you, but for Jingli. Hurry up and accept it."

Come down so that she can buy some things for my daughter’s home.”

Hearing what Chen Shuyu said, Bai Zirui had no choice but to accept it on her behalf. From the first to the fifth day of the lunar month, people in the capital had to visit relatives and friends, pay New Year greetings to each other, treat guests and give gifts, visit temple fairs, and factories. During this period, he also met Han Chunming

He exchanged New Year greetings with his comrades from the educated youth in Beidahuang, and those educated youth who were admitted to college under his guidance invited him to attend every gathering during this period, which allowed him to make many connections.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, BJ is called "Po Wu", the people "give away the poor", and the merchants "open the market" (the sixth day of the Lunar New Year officially opens). On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, every household must make dumplings, which is called "Pinching the Little Man's Mouth", which means that one year

Don't make any "villain" mistakes during this period, and the Spring Festival will not be over until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

It’s the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month. The Lantern Festival is the main traditional festival in our country. It is also called Yuanxi, Yuanye, and Shangyuan Festival. Because it is the first full-moon night after the New Year, it has been celebrated here throughout the ages.

Every festival has the custom of watching lanterns, so it is also called Lantern Festival. Guessing lantern riddles is also called playing lantern riddles. It is an activity added after the Lantern Festival and appeared in the Song Dynasty.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, the capital Lin'an made riddles during the Lantern Festival, and many people guessed the riddles. At the beginning of the lantern viewing, riddles were written on slips of paper and pasted on colorful lanterns for people to guess riddles, because riddles can enlighten wisdom.

It is also very interesting, so it is very popular among all walks of life in the process of spreading.

During the Lantern Festival, in ancient times it was an opportunity for young men and women to meet their lovers, so the Lantern Festival and the Qiqiao Festival are both Valentine's Day in my country. According to ancient folk customs, engagement is a must and very important step before marriage. If there is no engagement, that is, there is no matchmaker, the consent of both parents and family members, and the witness of relatives and friends, it would be considered unfair and unfair to hold the wedding directly.

Bai Zirui has been preparing for the Lantern Festival engagement in the past few days after the sixth grade of junior high school. On the day of the Lantern Festival engagement, six people, He Yuzhu, Wu Guohao, He Yuyu, Han Chunming, and the educated youth captain Zhao Tianliang, accompanied by Chen Xueru

Acting as a matchmaker, after packing the betrothal gifts in six mahogany boxes, he rode his bicycle and fired a cannon and set off to Cai Quanwu's house.

When their bicycle team arrived not far from Cai Quanwu's home, their family fired a cannon in response. Chen Xueru, the matchmaker, got off the car first, followed by He Yuzhu and others. Bai Zirui came last, and his cousin Ye Ruosheng acted as Cai Quanwu's child.

The senior (male) brought out the face wash and asked Bai Zirui to wash his hands and wipe his face. Bai Zirui gave him a red envelope as a gift.

He Yuzhu and others handed the engagement gift (mahogany box) to Xu Jingping, and Xu Jingping and two others carried the gifts, and then entered Cai Quanwu's house in order.

Cai Quanwu greeted them to sit down according to age, Bai Zirui sat at the last seat, Xu Jingping and the others displayed the gifts they brought, and Chen Xueru handed the gift points to Xu Huizhen.

At this time, Xu Jingli held the tea tray with six cups of tea in both hands, and was helped out by Chen Shuyu. He Yuzhu and the others were offered tea one by one, and Bai Zirui finally bowed to them when they came out and exited.

He Yuzhu and the others finished the tea and put the red envelope into the tea cup. Xu Jingli came out to collect the tea cup and bowed. After serving the tea, they then started "putting on the engagement ring"; the gold and copper rings were connected with red threads, which means that the couple is one body and one heart.

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After wearing the engagement ring, Chen Xueru took Bai Zirui to the uncle who was present in Xu Jingli.

The engagement ceremony was basically over. Xu Jingping took out the dumplings to entertain He Yuzhu and their party, and then the two sides transferred to the booking state -owned restaurant party together.

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